Levi Milestones 7-15 months

There has to be some record for this stuff.  A random Notes page on my phone is probably not sufficient.

7 months:

• Crawled everywhere.
• Sat himself up from a crawl.
• Pulled to stand.
• Got his 3rd tooth
• Started stuffing his Aden and Anais blankets in his mouth (like it's a wad of Big League Chew gum) in order to fall asleep.
• Drank through a straw.
• Transitioned to 2 naps a day.
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• Shy around strangers
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

8 months:

• Got 4-6th tooth
• Began showing a nut sensitivity (Welts on his face after eating a veggie lasagna with cashew cream).
• Gave kisses when asked.
• Began to show he knew familiar phrases. (Time for a nap, etc.)
• Began to really show his preference for daddy
• 19.5 lbs, 30 inches.

9 months:

• Took his first airplane ride
• Started standing by himself.
• 7-8th teeth.
• Played pat a cake.
• Responds to phrases like "want to get out?' or "What's in your mouth?"
• 21 lbs., 31 inches long.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

10 months:

• Learned to back down the stairs!
• Double ear infection.
• Folds his arms for prayers.
• Clapped and danced to music.
• Still not standing much by himself.  
• 12 hours at night, short naps through the day.
• Made the silliest scrunched nose face.
• Began the ridiculous fighting any  time clothes or diaper changes are in order.
• Said "Sock"
  
  
  
  

11 months:

• Stands on his own. 
• First haircut.
• Throws food he's down with on the floor.
• Said Dada and Seth
• Refuses to do tricks more than 3-4 times.  Once we know he can do them, he doesn't do them anymore.
• He loves green smoothies.

 

12 months:

• 31.25 inches, 22.5 lbs.
• Took his first step.
• Waved bye-bye.
• Pointed to hair, mouth, eyes, nose.
• When asked what a fish says: open and closes mouth rapidly
• Said "Uh-oh! and Mama"
• Gave high fives
• Really really good small motor skills.  Built towers of blocks over and over.\
• Clicked his tongue to let us know he wanted food.

13 months:

• Confirmed a peanut, cashew, brazil nut, hazel nut allergy.  Went on a strict no nuts policy (even the ones he's not technically allergic to) in hopes that he will be the 20% that grow out of it.
• Got all 4 molars.
• Did Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Could unzip zippers!

14 months:

• First week without mom and dad...did great!  He liked Grandma...but only if Jane, Emma or Faith weren't around.
• Into EVERYTHING.
• Started walking at 14.5 months and was really good right away...because he was so old.
• Began to not take a morning nap every once in a while.
• Said Hi and All Done.
• 34 inches (90%), 24 lbs (60%).

15 months:

• Started kicking a soccer ball around like a champ.  Obsessed with balls and started by throwing them backward, but now can throw forward.
• Discovered play doh and often finds the jars and brings them to me pleadingly
• Said Ni-Ni (Night night) and Ree (Read)